A Persian coin of three sigloi from Kos, today a favorite island for vacationers in the Aegean sea by the lower west coast of Asia Minor. Date: about 460 BC, but it looks like it was minted 20 years later. An astonishing masterpiece from this period because it already shows a discus thrower in a realistic position just before turning and throwing the discus. The left leg is behind the right, the arms are in a parallel position, the head is laid on the right upper arm. Looking at his face we see an expression of such intense concentration that I could almost say the athlete is dreaming. But the general impression is of that of an athlete, full of elegance, almost dancing. It is the moment prior to turning the body for launching the discus. I know of only one die and found only this one good picture. A non plus ultra coin from this period. The flaw on the flan below the discus in front of the head does not affect the beauty of the coin.